Idaho

Tue October 24, 2017

Public-Private Partnership Creates Economic Opportunities for East Idaho

One of the largest public-private partnerships in Idaho is moving forward after government and business leaders broke ground on the Northgate Project in east Idaho on Sept. 14. This project represents an unprecedented partnership between six public and private entities that will increase mobility and economic opportunity along the Interstate 15 corridor....

Tue October 24, 2017

Board OKs $100M More for I-84

The Idaho Transportation Board approved a resolution to allocate more than $100 million toward funding expansion in the Interstate 84 Caldwell to Nampa Corridor during the monthly meeting on Oct. 12 in Boise....

Wed October 11, 2017

Colorado, Idaho Projects Win ATA's 'Best in Nation'

A multimodal project in Colorado that installed advanced technology to speed emergency responses and added new travel options including a commuter bikeway — along with a project in Idaho that removed the last of 18 dangerous intersections — were honored as the top winners in the 2017 America's Transportation Awards competition....

Emily Buenzle - Tue September 26, 2017

Construction Ahead of Schedule on State's First Medical College

Construction on the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM), Idaho's very first medical school is moving along ahead of schedule and on budget, the Idaho Business Review reported. The $34 million, 94,000-sq.-ft....

Tue September 26, 2017

Idaho Considers Wildlife Overpasses Near Montana Border

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) The Idaho Transportation Department is considering the construction of overpasses that would provide safe crossings for wildlife over a stretch of U.S. Highway 20 near the state's border with Montana....

Tue September 26, 2017

ITD Project Provides Safety Improvements at Intersection

The Idaho Transportation Department will enhance safety at the intersection of Idaho Highway 72 and U.S.30 during late September and October. Crews will reconfigure the intersection to a more common, “t-type” intersection....

Emily Buenzle - Mon September 11, 2017

Army Names 15 Companies for $540M National Guard Construction Project

The U.S. Army has awarded 15 companies a $540 million contract for construction and repair projects at National Guard units in Washington and Oregon. According to the Department of Defense, the National Guard Bureau received 28 bids for the firm-fixed-price contract....

Tue September 05, 2017

Kobelco USA Names Central Equipment as Mini Excavator Dealer in Idaho

Kobelco Construction Machinery USA continues to expand representation in the North American market by adding Central Equipment to its growing dealer network. Central Equipment will represent Kobelco as a mini-excavator dealership in Idaho....

Tue August 29, 2017

Papé Breaks Ground on Service Center in Ponderay, Idaho

Papé Machinery broke ground on a new Northern Idaho full-line dealership and service center in Ponderay, Idaho, that will represent the combined product lines of John Deere Ag and Turf and John Deere Construction and Forestry....

Tue August 29, 2017

Idaho's St. Maries Bridges Replacement Starts This Fall

Two bridges on Idaho Highway 3 — one over the St. Maries River Railroad Company tracks and one over the St. Joe River in St. Maries — will be replaced starting in September, after Labor Day....